The text authors quote Randolph Bourne’s remark that “War is the healt

The text authors quote Randolph Bourne’s remark that “War is the health of the State. It automatically sets in motion . . . irreversible forces for conformity . . . [and] coercing . . . groups and individuals”.

Was Bourne right? Supply some evidence that Bourne accurately predicted one consequence of American participation in World War I.

ANSWER
Bourne was right. During World War I there were both official and unofficial efforts to compel Americans to support the war and to punish those who dissented. Consider: the Committee on Public Information, attacks on socialists and Wobblies, officially encouraged censorship of the press, enlistment of popular culture to sell bonds and support the war, attacks on the loyalty of German-Americans and attempts to obliterate German culture in America, Espionage and Sedition Acts.